On peculiarities of the Vorkuta support zone of the Romi republic in the context of the Arctic development

Abstract

The complex tasks of the development of the Arctic are considered in this article, the main priorities of the social and industrial and economic development of the Komi Republic and the city of Vorkuta are reflected. The work assesses the need of forming a transport framework as the basis for territorial economic development. The author makes an analysis of the natural resource potential of Vorkuta and the Komi Republic, describes the mechanism of cluster development of the region's economy. In the conditions of modern development of the Arctic territories, there has been a definite transition from the strategy of «development» to the strategy of «service». This allows to concentrate the state resources around reproduction not only in relation to economic, but also to social resources. It is important to note that it is the infrastructural potential and the transport framework that will become the basis for the development of the Vorkuta support zone and the Arctic zone as a whole. In the long term, this will ensure the connection of transport corridors, in the zone of influence of which new mineral and raw materials centers, industrial processing centers can be created, which provide the expansion of the cargo base of the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route and the opportunity to enter the promising world markets. The Arctic industry branch comprising the production of building materials with increased energy consumption is of particular importance for the strategic development of the Vorkuta support zone. The article was prepared on the basis of the report made at the meeting of the Presidium of the State Commission for the Development of the Arctic on September 22, 2017.